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The House Band

The House Band: The House Band (Topic 12TS439)

The House Band
The House Band

Topic Records 12TS439 (LP, UK, 1985)

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Produced by The House Band and David Kenny;
Recorded by David Kenny at Ideal Sound Recorders, London;
Photography by David Peabody;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Ged Foley: acoustic and electric guitars, vocals;
Ian MacLeod: ten-string mandolin, guitar, vocals;
Chris Parkinson: melodeon, grand piano, synthesisers, vocals;
Jimmy Young: small pipes, flute, whistles

Tracks

Side 1

  1. The Tornado Two-Step / The Cooper / The Woodpecker (4.38)
  2. Here’s the Tender Coming (3.34)
  3. Major Harrison’s Fedora (4.10)
  4. War Party / Lost Night (4.11)
  5. An Erminig Hag An Greskenn / The Anti-Social Worker (3.56)

Side 2

  1. The Pitman’s Grievance (4.08)
  2. E I Ah Could Hew (3.15)
  3. Green Fields of Canada / The Amalgamation (5.11)
  4. Cawsand Bay (Roud 22827) (4.15)
  5. The Swallowstail / Lady Charlotte Campbell’s / Gordon Campbell’s ”Mess” (3.16)

All tracks trad. arr. House Band except
Tracks 1ac, 4b, 5b, 8b, 10c Jimmy Young;
Track 4a E. Grant;
Track 5a Heri Leon;
Track 6 Ged Foley;
Track 7 Ed Pickford

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The House Band: Pacific

The House Band: Pacific (Topic 12TS445)

Pacific
The House Band

Topic Records 12TS445 (LP, UK, 1987)

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Produced by The House Band and David Kenny;
Recorded by David Kenny at Ideal Sound Recorders, London;
Photography by Michael de Camp and David Peabody;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Brian Brooks: bouzouki, keyboards, whistle, vocals;
Ged Foley: guitar, mandolin, Northumbrian small pipes, vocals;
Chris Parkinson: melodeons, keyboards, harmonica, whistle, vocals;
John Skelton: flutes, whistles, bombardes

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Pacific: The Cobb / Unknown / The Metric Fox (4.03)
  2. The Diamantina Drover (6.35)
  3. Joy After Sorrow (Roud 855) (3.02)
  4. In at the Deep End: The Four Courts / The Fox on the Prowl (3.02)
  5. Old Man River (5.14)

Side 2

  1. The Pit Stands Idle (3.42)
  2. Going Places: Kato Sta Limonadika / The Trip to Amnesia (5.15)
  3. For the Sake of Example: Don’t You Go / The Distant Song / For the Sake of Example (10.48)
  4. Blazing Ruse: Ridee / Ronds de Loudeac (3.07)

All tracks trad. arr. House Band except
Tracks 1a, 8b John D. Skelton;
Track 2 H. McDonald;
Track 5 Jerome Kern;
Tracks 6, 8c Ged Foley;
Track 7b John D. Skelton, Brian Brooks;
Track 8a John Martyn

> Folk Music > Records > The House Band: Word of Mouth

The House Band: Word of Mouth

The House Band: Word of Mouth (Topic 12TS451)

Word of Mouth
The House Band

Topic Records 12TS451 (LP, UK, 1988)

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Produced by The House Band and David Kenny;
Recorded by David Kenny at Ideal Sound Recorders, London, 1988;
Photography by David Peabody;
Design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Ged Foley: vocals, guitar, Northumbrian small pipes;
Chris Parkinson: melodeons, keyboards, accordion, harmonica, vocals;
John Skelton: flutes, bombardes, low bombarde, whistles, bodhrán

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Walls of Troy (3.07)
  2. The Dusty Miller / The County Ground (3.00)
  3. Lady Mary Hay’s Favourite Scotch Measure / Triti Puti (5.37)
  4. Wild Roving (5.09)
  5. An Dro D’Ogham / An Dro / Au Place de Serbie (4.19)

Side 2

  1. The Happy One-Step / Green Willis (2.43)
  2. From a Distance (5.24)
  3. The Peacock / Moldavian Song (5.58)
  4. The Bonny Light Horseman / The Highland Brigade at Magersfontein (7.56)

All tracks trad. arr. House Band except
Track 1 Terry Conway, Ged Foley;
Track 2b, 3b, 5c John D. Skelton;
Track 7 Julie Gold;
Track 8a trad. arr. Ged Foley;
Track 9b John A. MacLellan

> Folk Music > Records > The House Band: October Song

The House Band: October Song

The House Band: October Song (Green Linnet GLCD1190)

October Song
The House Band

Green Linnet GLCD1190 (CD, USA, 1998)

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Produced by The House Band;
Recorded by André Marchand at Studio du Chemin 4, Joliette, Quebec;
Mixed and mastered by Ged Foley at Athens Music Lab, Athens, Ohio;
Mixing engineer: Bernie Nau;
Photography by David Robin;
Band photography by Bryan Ledgard;
Design by Greenberg Kingsley

Musicians

Ged Foley: vocals [4, 8], guitar [1, 3-5, 7-10], mandolin [2, 6];
Chris Parkinson: melodeon, harmonica [5];
John Skelton: flute [1, 3, 8-10], whistle [1-2, 4], bombarde [3, 9], veuze (bagpipe) [7];
Roger Wilson: vocals [2, 6];
fiddle [1-5, 7-10], guitar [1-6], foot [2]

with
André Marchand: feet [9]

Tracks

  1. Donald MacLennan’s Tuning Phrase / The Zakynthos Jig (4.16)
  2. Seven Yellow Gipsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (4.38)
  3. Three Rusty Swords / The Dusty Miller (3.58)
  4. The Factory Girl (Roud 1659; Henry H127) (3.25)
  5. Risipiti / Mairtin O’Connor’s (4.43)
  6. October Song (4.14)
  7. War Hent Barc’hed / Le Bon Chien / Dérobée De Broons / Dérobée (6.11)
  8. The Grey Funnel Line (6.02)
  9. The End of the World (3.43)
  10. Rock in the Mountains (4.18)

All tracks trad. arr. House Band except
Track 1a D. MacLeod;
Track 1b Roger Wilson;
Track 4 words trad., tune Ged Foley;
Track 6 Robin Williamson;
Tracks 7ab John D. Skelton;
Track 8 Cyril Tawney;

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Other records with The House Band

The World Is a Wonderful Place (Hypertension HYCD 200 134) Various Artists, The World Is a Wonderful Place: Songs of Richard Thompson, CD, Hokey Pokey HPR 2003.2, 1993

Huntingdon Folk 2 (SVL 06CD) Various Artists, Huntingdon Folk 2, CD, Speaking Volumes SVL 06CD, 1998

The Acoustic Folk Box (Topic TSFCD 4001) Various Artists, The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002

Three Score and Ten (Topic TOPIC70) Various Artists, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009